Theme: "Crime Is Just a Left-Handed Form of Human Endeavor"Films: The Asphalt Jungle (1950) & The Killing (1956)Reason: Two suspenseful noir heist films, both starring Sterling Hayden along with an ensemble of eclectic, oddball characters.

TUESDAY

Theme: "We Didn't Need Dialogue – We Had Faces!"Films: Singin' in the Rain (1952) & Sunset Blvd. (1950)Reason: Two entertaining movies about Hollywood. One, a delightful musical, hilariously depicting the creative challenges that came along with the advent of sound pictures - the other, a dark, baroque comedy about the casualties of the transition from silents to talkies.

WEDNESDAY

Theme: Stiff Upper Lips Sure Make it Hard to KissFilms: Brief Encounter (1946) & The Remains of the Day (1993)Reason: Two of the most moving dramas I have seen about loneliness, longing, and unrequited love, each featuring a heart-wrenching crying scene by Celia Johnson and Emma Thompson, respectively.

THURSDAY

Theme: Long, Hot, and Steamy Summers in The Deep South!Films: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) & Baby Doll (1956)Reason: Two hot, sexy Southern melodramas penned by Tennessee Williams, brought to you by Elia Kazan! Oh yeah, Karl Malden acts in both of them!

FRIDAY

Theme: Keep Those Anti-Depressants Handy…Films: Wild Strawberries (1957) & Another Woman (1988)Reason: See how Ingmar Bergman inspires Woody Allen. Victor Sjostrom and Gena Rowlands, respectively, play eminent professors who are revisited by the past. Their memories cause them to question the rigid way they have lived their lives.

SATURDAY

Theme: Adult Shenanigans + a Precocious Child's Imagination = TROUBLE!Films: The Fallen Idol (1948) & Atonement (2007)Reason: A child's misunderstanding of adult situations sets the plot in motion in these two great British dramas.

Out of the Past

About Me

My name is Raquel and I'm an old soul that follows the beat of her own
drum. I'm a peddler of stories and if I have intrigued you enough to
watch one of the films I have talked about, then I've done my job